leftovers
Example Sentences
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When you put food leftovers outside the house for collection, what do you think you are doing?
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
But we’ve all been in that situation where you buy something specifically for a recipe and have no clue what to do with the leftovers.
From Salon ● Jul. 2, 2026
When she saw that the beeswax candles, which last significantly longer than paraffin candles, were selling faster than the honey, she decided to focus on making candles from the leftovers from her uncles’ hives.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
If you’re getting tomatoes and lettuce for your burgers, expect them to cost around 20% more than they did last year — and make a plan for how you can use any leftovers.
From MarketWatch ● May 22, 2026
Gum Baby walked down the table, scrounging for leftovers.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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